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Welcome to Lucas County ...

Time Zone: Lucas County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Toledo is the Seat for Lucas County.

Lucas County was founded June 20, 1835. Lucas was created by taking area from Wood, Sandusky and Huron Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lucas had a population of 428,348 people. This is a decrease of 2.96% since the last Census (which gave a population of 441,434 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lucas represented 3.83% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Lucas County:

  • Berkey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Harbor View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Harbor View is located in Lucas County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Holland is located in Lucas County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <2>
  • Maumee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Maumee is located in Lucas County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
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  • Oregon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oregon is located in Lucas County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
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  • Ottawa Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
  • Sylvania
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Toledo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
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  • Waterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitehouse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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